Patents by Inventor Hideyuki Kusatugu

Hideyuki Kusatugu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Internal combustion engine and control method of the same
    Patent number: 6763799
    Abstract: An internal combustion is capable of switching, during engine operation, between a low-temperature combustion state in which an intake air with a high EGR rate is burned to operate the engine, and a normal combustion state in which an intake air with a low EGR rate is burned to operate the engine. In the internal combustion engine, a pilot injection is executed in addition to a main fuel injection, and furthermore the execution of the pilot injection is restricted during the engine operation with a combustion state switched to the low-temperature combustion state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Denso Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Takekazu Ito, Hiroki Matsuoka, Tatsumasa Sugiyama, Yasuhiro Ohtsubo, Taro Aoyama, Jun Tahara, Mamoru Oki, Masakuni Yokoyama, Hideyuki Kusatugu, Keiichi Mizuguchi
  • Internal combustion engine and control method of the same
    Publication number: 20030116123
    Abstract: An internal combustion is capable of switching, during engine operation, between a low-temperature combustion state in which an intake air with a high EGR rate is burned to operate the engine, and a normal combustion state in which an intake air with a low EGR rate is burned to operate the engine. In the internal combustion engine, a pilot injection is executed in addition to a main fuel injection, and furthermore the execution of the pilot injection is restricted during the engine operation with a combustion state switched to the low-temperature combustion state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takekazu Ito, Hiroki Matsuoka, Tatsumasa Sugiyama, Yasuhiro Ohtsubo, Taro Aoyama, Jun Tahara, Mamoru Oki, Masakuni Yokoyama, Hideyuki Kusatugu, Keiichi Mizuguchi